For the #birdoftheday theme of the #riverbank, here's an Egyptian Goose (Alopochen aegyptiaca), seen on the banks of the Thames at Eton. Despite its name it's a kind of duck, not a goose. It was introduced into England as an ornamental bird for parks and estates in the 17th century.

For today's #birdoftheday theme of #largebirdsinflight how about these snow geese at Llano Seco near Chico in #NorthernCalifornia. #birds #birdphotography #photography

The #BirdofTheDay theme is #snacks (birds eating). I like the long tongue on this Anna's Hummingbird, enjoying some native baccharis. #NorthernCalifornia #hummingbird #baccharis #photography

‪The #BirdOfTheDay theme for today is #BestOfTheMonth, but I was not especially active in March for health reasons. I guess I would go with this Red-Tailed Hawk. #bird #birdphotography #hawk

The #ColorADay color for today is #PinkMon. This is a magnolia flower, seen at the #SanFrancisco Botanical Garden in Golden Gate Park.

Does this bird have #ruffledfeathers? Let's say it does, because that's todays' #BirdOfTheDay theme. It's a Chinese silk chicken, seen at the departed and lamented Annie's Annuals in Richmond, #NorthernCalifornia. #birds #photography #chicken

I think this dramatic flower is a kind of tulip. Seen at Kew Gardens, #London. #flowers #bloomscrolling #tulip #photography #ColorADay #OrangeSun

View from Mount Pilatus, near Lucerne, #Switzerland. #Stunday #mountains #photography

Another one for #BirdOfTheDay the alt theme is #oneleg -- any bird standing on one leg. So here are some flamingos at the Smithsonian National Zoological Park.

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #OpenBeak. Here's a House Finch with something to say.

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #tricolor. Maybe this Northern Shoveler Duck qualifies. Maybe.

El Drac, ink, watercolor, and gouache. El Drac is the mosaic lizard at the main entrance to Park Guell in Barcelona. Can you see it? Its open mouth is on the right. #AnimalArtTuesday #Barcelona #watercolor #ArtByThomasChristensen

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Preeners&Scratchers, and I didn't think I had anything for that. Then I found this Australian pelican (Pelecanus conspicillatus), which I saw in Hong Kong in 2003.

Pretty cat. He notices the camera, studies it, & decides it's not aggressive.

You go, Coco!

Flor Garduño, photographe mexicaine renommée pour ses images poétiques et oniriques, mêlant traditions indigènes, nature et symbolisme, notamment à travers ses séries emblématiques comme Bestiaire et Tristes Tropiques. #photographie #FlorGarduño

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Migratory. Like these snow geese, seen Jan. 14 at the Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge. They leave #California in late February or early March for their Arctic breeding grounds. #birds #BirdPhotography #geese

The #BirdOfTheDay theme for today is #lookingatme. A couple of days ago, this male Red-tailed Hawk, preparing to nest, was checking me out. #birdphotography #birds #hawk #photography #stern

"To the Issei," basalt sculpture by Isamu Noguchi (1904-1988) at the Japanese-American Cultural and Community Center Plaza in Los Angeles. Issei ("first generation") are Japanese immigrants to countries in the Americas. #BlueSkyArtShow #Stone #scupture #Issei #IsamuNoguchi #LosAngeles

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #MarriedCouples. This pair of Northern Pintail ducks (Anas acuta) make a handsome couple. But I'm not sure if they're married or just living out of wedlock.

Today's #BirdoftheDay theme is #reflections. So here's a handsome Snow Goose, just hanging out.

Mim Alif fruits and vegetables. A colorful store in the #Lavapie district of #Madrid. #ColorADay #OrangeSun

There is a weekly challenge called #AlphabetChallenge. I use these prompts as an excuse to look through old photos. This week's theme is #WeekKForKaput. This is a building in the #CaliforniaDelta town of #Locke, once a thriving Chinese community.

Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Splash: any bird with a splash of water, waves breaking, or droplets of water. This #bird appears to be a cormorant. Seen at #GrayLodgeWildlifeArea in #NorthernCalifornia. #photography #BirdPhotography

The alt theme of today's #BirdOfTheDay is #Green, any bird with green in its plumage. Here is a male Anna's #Hummingbird showing off its iridescent green plumage -- and the reach of its tongue.

For #Stunday, this photo of #Venice looking toward San Giorgio Maggiore. It's kind of cheating -- it's hard to take a photo of Venice that isn't stunning. #photography #LightOnWater

This is Tib, a Maine Coon cutey. #caturday

Behold the mighty Oak Titmouse, one of the most iconic residents of #NorthernCalifornia woodlands. He reminds me of José Carreras, smallest of the Three Tenors, because, though small, he has a forceful, stentorian voice. #BirdOfTheDay #GreyDay #SmallBirdSaturday #birds #BirdPhotography #titmouse

The theme of #BlueSkyArtShow this week is #horizontal. These are the Marin County coastal mountains viewed from the #BayTrail in Pinole. The remnants of a pier are part of Point Pinole Regional Shoreline. The vessel on the right is the Vallejo-San Francisco ferry. #Marin #Pinole #ferry #SFBayArea

Here's a Western Bluebird for the #BirdOfTheDay theme of #songbirds. Seen at Point Pinole in the Bay Area. #bluebird #PointPinole #BayArea #NorthernCalifornia #photography #BirdPhotography

Venice has interesting windows, because they are such a mix of architectural styles. The Ca d'Oro is Venice's finest late Medieval Gothic palazzo. The reference photo for this watercolor was taken from across the Grand Canal, near the fish market. #WindowsOnWednesday #windows #Venice #watercolor

A pair of Black-Necked Stilts for today’s #BirdOfTheDay alt theme of #Black&White, as set by Rob Crank (@robcrank68.bsky.social). #WestCoastKin #NorthernCalifornia #birds #BirdPhotography #Photography

Not sure how much of this counts as tagging, but Carol and I were struck by this remarkable wall in #Ghent, #Belgium, when we encountered it in 2005. #TagTuesday #Wall #colorful

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #SideProfiles. I caught this Anna's #Hummingbird in sort of a three-quarter profile as it was sampling a California Cleome. #photography #nature #westcoastkin #birds #birdphotography

I guess I was a little late with my last #BirdOfTheDay post. Today's theme is actually #photogenic. I think these #SnowGeese might qualify. #Birds #BirdPhotography

For #Stunday. this view of (I think) Silver Lake in the #SierraNevada, with beautiful fall color. #FallColor #photography #mountains #trees

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #StandingInWater, any bird standing in water. Like this Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca), seen at #PointPinole in #Richmond, #NorthernCalifornia, identified by its long bright yellow legs and long bill. #GreaterYellowlegs #birds #birding

Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #SteppingOut, birds captured mid step. (The alt theme is #ColourfulCaptures, colourful bird or background.) This Black-necked Stilt seems caught halfway through a lazy stride. #birds #photography #EastCoastKin #Stilt

The redwood forest is unique -- overall very dark, but also high contrast where sunlight gets in. #ForestFriday #MuirWoods #NorthernCalifornia #redwoods

One Grandfather worked a farm in Wisconsin and moonlighted as a postal deliverer. The North Carolina grandfather was an engineer (or something) with the railroad.

Caught this guy working on his insane Christmas display in December. He was friendly and proud of his presentation. I call it a Christmas display but most of it stays up all year long. This photo doesn't do it justice. #HumansOfBlueSky #Raiders #suburbs #ElSobrante #BayArea #NorthernCalifornia

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #MixedPairs, photos with pairs of different bird species. Here we have a #SnowGoose (Anser caerulescens) chilling with a #NorthernPintail (Anas acuta). Seen at #LlanoSeco near Chico, #NorthernCalifornia. #birds #birding

I have posted photos of beautiful #MultnomahFalls in #Oregon before. It is a tall waterfall, but it splashes down into this charming little pool. #WaterfallWednesday

The alt theme of today’s #BirdOfTheDay is #NestBuilders. A couple of years ago we put some dried vegetation in a talavera by the back door. A house finch immediately took advantage.

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #SideView. Saw this Great Blue #Heron (Ardea herodias) chilling in a local #BayArea park (Kennedy Grove) a few days ago, not near the sorts of water locations you would normally expect to see him (or her, it's hard to be sure).

Marketing, Yucatan style. Seen on the outskirts of Merida. #TagTuesday

The #BigCreekBridge, built in 1932, is a striking feature of California's #BigSur coastline. #BlueSkyMonday #MountainMonday #bridge

We have several flowering fruit trees in the garden, but IMO opinion the most beautiful blossoms are the crabapples. Here in my #BayArea location they are at their height now. #crabapple #blossoms #ColorADay #PinkMon #NorthernCalifornia #WestCoastKin

Perfect Lighting is subjective, but I'm happy with the illumination on this quizzical House Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus). The #BirdOfTheDay theme is #PerfectLighting and the alt theme is #Finches. Here we have both. #birds #BirdPhotography #photography #finch

View from the ferry between Zadar and Pula, #Croatia. #ColorADay #OrangeSun